Environmental Literacy 101
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
3:30-5:30pm EST
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
3:30-5:30pm EST
Photo Credit: Virginia Sea Grant
Review: 10-YEAR NOAA SEA GRANT ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY VISION document
Breakout room preparation
Adam Frederick, Assistant Director of Education, Maryland Sea Grant
Lisa Lawrence, Marine Education Program Leader, Virginia Sea Grant
Complete the 4 post session questions
For 50 years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Sea Grant College Program (NSGCP) has invested in research, education, and outreach across 33 state programs. A clear vision for the future will help guide upcoming strategic investments that foster environmental literacy. In May 2017, the National Sea Grant Office (NSGO) began a visioning process to develop 10-year plans for multiple priority areas. The purpose of this 10-Year Environmental Literacy Vision is to:
establish the need for a coordinated approach to environmental literacy;
describe long-term societal outcomes to which Sea Grant work can contribute;
identify priority audiences on which to focus Sea Grant efforts; and
define the various roles Sea Grant personnel have in promoting environmental literacy and achieving long-term outcomes.
This document describes Sea Grant’s 10-Year Environmental Literacy Vision.
Thinking of your current environmental literacy offerings/programs, select one to reflect on during a breakout room session.
Introduction and Welcome
What is literacy? What is environmental literacy?
Exploring literacy, environmental literacy, education, Vision Plan, Knowledge, Skills , Attitude & Behavior
Breakout #1: Assessing our Env Lit Programs for SGEN Stakeholders
Break
Breakout #2: Enhancing Env Lit Programs of with our non-SGEN Colleagues
Discussion and Wrap-up
What is Literacy?
What is Environmental Literacy?
Click on Jamboard to review or add your own thoughts!
Click on HERE for a PDF copy of the presentation.
Please take some time over the next month to reflect on the questions below. You are welcome to share your name, initials or remain anonymous in your responses. Scroll through each question to review the comments and thoughts of your colleagues - when ready to add your own - click in the upper right corner of the question answer grid to access the google document.